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The SaviTrak(TM) information service that enables
automated tracking, management, and
security is now commercially available at
two of the world's busiest ocean terminals -- in Hong Kong
and Shenzhen
(China). Customers can expand the existing network by installing compatible
equipment
at their own locations, further improving the efficiency,
effectiveness and security of their global
supply chains. "Series hybrid offers the best available
combination of fuel savings and emissions
reductions, and also reduces
maintenance costs by extending brake life and eliminating the
transmission
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BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the
development, delivery, and support
of advanced defense and aerospace
systems in the air, on land, at sea and in space.countries coach
It is a
leading
provider of electronic and information-based systems and
knowledge-based solutions that meet its
customers' mission
effectiveness and operational safety needs.
operators fleet
S. The system propels the bus
with
a single electric motor that is powered by a diesel-driven
generator and an energy storage unit.
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(Photo: http://www. West and South Atlantic coasts. Savi Networks provides an information service
called
SaviTrak that allows shippers, logistics service providers and transportation
companies
to manage and monitor their shipments over a secure Internet
connection. Among the system's benefits:
The engine -- the same model used in some pickup trucks -- is
smaller than that used
in conventional buses and runs at
optimum speed for clean operation and efficiency. BAE Systems
North America
employs more than 30,000 people at sites across the United States and
the United
Kingdom and generates more than $5 billion in annual sales.continent operate
(TraPac), which
own and operate terminals
across the U. The company partners with ports and
terminal operators to provide a global network
built on an interoperable
architecture designed to accommodate Automatic Identification Data Collection
(AIDC) technologies.C.tony megabus
The system was further refined in several other global transportation security
initiatives, including the STAR BEST program conducted in cooperation with the
Asia Pacific Economic
Coalition (APEC), and with the U.bus routes
Savi Networks Extends RFID-Enhanced SaviTrak(TM) Information Services
to Ports in Hong Kong and China
SaviTrak(TM) and RFID Network Infrastructure Now Fully Operational
at Key
Asian Ports to Track, Manage and Secure Global Container
Shipments in Real-Time
SUNNYVALE, Calif. That fleet has accumulated more than 2
million miles of revenue service.countries tony
, Savi Networks, operator of the
RFID-enhanced global information
service for container shipments, announced
today that SaviTrak(TM) information services is now fully
operational at major
port facilities in Asia.S. terminal operators, Marine Terminals
Corporation
(MTC) and Trans Pacific Container Service Corp.
Compared to diesel propulsion, the hybrid units will
provide 25
percent to 35 percent better fuel economy while greatly reducing
emissions: 90 percent
less particulate matter, 40 percent less NOx,
and 30 percent fewer greenhouse gases.
"Orion Bus
Industries is proud to provide the latest and most
efficient clean-vehicle technology to the Toronto
Transit Commission
and to the people of Toronto," said Mark Brager, Orion's vice
president of
sales."
Orion is a brand of DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North
America, which operates production
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Editors/Defense Writers
TORONTO----The Toronto Transit
Commission has ordered 330 transit
buses from Orion Bus Industries,
including 150 hybrid electric models.
BAE Systems North America
is one of America's foremost national
security, aerospace, and information systems companies.aviation continent
The
diesel-electric 40-foot
buses, similar to a large and growing fleet of hybrid buses in service
in
New York City, promise significant emissions reductions and fuel
savings compared to standard diesel
buses, and also outperform
conventionally powered vehicles. This feature saves energy
and significantly reduces brake wear, reducing the frequency
and cost of brake maintenance
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"Our information
network is operational throughout Asia and other
important trade lanes worldwide," said Lani Fritts
, Savi Networks' COO. The web-based information
service, called SaviTrak, provides automated alerts
and reporting and other
important information on the location and status of containerized shipments
and their contents.
About Savi Networks LLC
Savi Networks LLC operates a global
information network that uses active
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) equipment and software
to provide
shippers with information about the identity, location and status of their
ocean cargo
containers and contents.operating logistics
"
The core RFID networking technology has been used to track and manage
more
than two million shipments worldwide in defense and commercial applications.
Mississauga
, Ontario-based Orion Bus Industries, along with
partner BAE Systems, producer of the HybriDrive(TM
) series hybrid
propulsion system, will deliver the hybrid buses in 2006.continent tony
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throughout ports
and inland locations to further improve the efficiency,
effectiveness and security of global supply
chains.
Customers experience a quieter ride than on a conventional
diesel bus.Y.logistics number
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. Drivers will enjoy faster
acceleration and customers will experience a quieter, smoother ride
free
of the frequent transmission shifts encountered in conventional
buses."
At the heart of the Orion
VII hybrid bus is the HybriDrive(TM)
propulsion system provided by BAE Systems.
The system
design eliminates the transmission, removing a
major maintenance item on vehicles operated
in heavy
stop-and-go conditions and eliminating the jarring shift
points common
among conventionally propelled buses.routes booking
These buses
will be TTC's first hybrid models and will give
Toronto the largest
hybrid electric fleet in Canada.
The design offers quicker acceleration
, helping drivers more
easily merge into heavy traffic.booking doyle
Toronto Transit Commission Orders 150
Series Hybrid Buses; Agency Will Operate Largest Hybrid Electric Fleet in Canada
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newscom. DaimlerChrysler
Commercial
Buses North America produces and markets a wide range of commercial
bus and coach products
under the Orion, Setra, and Dodge Sprinter
brands and is a unit of DaimlerChrysler, the world's leading
manufacturer of buses and coaches for Class 6 and higher, with more
than 32,000 chassis and complete
buses produced annually for revenue
of more than $4.
booking routes
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Trade and
Development Agency (USTDA) in a South Africa-to-Europe program.
A regenerative braking system
uses the drive motor to slow the
bus, effectively turning the motor into a generator to help
recharge the energy storage system. "This is a powerful combination for transit
agencies
seeking to both reduce fleet emissions and combat the
escalating cost of diesel fuel.midwest tony
"Our hybrid
propulsion technology combines cleaner emissions and
reduced fuel consumption," said Hank McGlynn
, vice president of Power
Systems for BAE Systems.; and Mississauga, Ontario.transportation operate
The company plans
to announce additional "live" tradelanes throughout
Asia, Europe and South America in the coming
weeks, following its recently
announced partner agreements with U.drivers continent
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Savi began developing the SaviTrak solution commercially in 2002 as a
provider of networking
technology to the Smart and Secure Tradelanes
initiative, which included thousands of RFID-tagged
container journeys from
origins in Indonesia, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Germany and South Africa
. "We're
on course to continue growing our port network in 2006, enabling our customers
to improve
the efficiency and effectiveness of their global operations.
New York City's transit authority
currently operates more than 150
Orion VII hybrid buses and is building a fleet that will total 325
units by the end of 2005.midwest logistics
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